NASA Astronaut Challenges Quilters to Create Star-Themed Quilt Blocks

Astronaut Karen Nyberg just made quilting history by completing the very first quilt block in space. The weightless environment proved to be a challenge, but she persevered.

Watch the YouTube video to see how she completed the block: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0c1CijmH7o

Astronaut Nyberg is now inviting quilters to create their own star-themed block, to be included with hers on a display at International Quilt Festival 2014 in Houston, Texas.

This is a project that is near and dear to The Fabric Garden. Edward Murphy, late father of Kala and Celia Murphy (owner and manager of The Fabric Garden, respectively), had a hand in several NASA space projects including the Lunar Module (LEM), Space Shuttles and the International Space Station.

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The Fabric Garden invites quilters to send in photos of their quilt blocks before shipping them off to Houston, to be displayed in a Photo Gallery on their website and Facebook pages.

http://www.fabricgarden.com/Space_Quilt.html

https://www.facebook.com/TheFabricGarden

Details including videos of Astronaut Karen Nyberg, the Press Release from NASA, and requirements for creating your very own star-themed block for the challenge may be found at http://www.fabricgarden.com/Space_Quilt.html